10996825

Smartbook System Having a Synergistic Page, Spine, Edge Extension and Power Design

PublishedMay 4, 2021
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Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
28 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. An interactive mobile system comprising: an electronic spine; a flexible digital page removably attached to the electronic spine, wherein the flexible digital page includes a first side with a first flexible display and a second side with a second flexible display; and a magnetic interface, wherein the flexible digital page is removably attached to the electronic spine via the magnetic interface, and wherein the magnetic interface includes: a first plurality of magnetic elements longitudinally positioned adjacent to an external surface of the electronic spine; and a second plurality of magnetic elements longitudinally positioned adjacent to a shoulderband of the flexible digital page, wherein the first plurality of magnetic elements align with the second plurality of magnetic elements.

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2. The mobile system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic spine includes a substantially smooth exterior surface and a shoulderband of the flexible digital page is slidable around a perimeter of the electronic spine.

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3. The mobile system of claim 2 , wherein the electronic spine further includes: a fluid; and a metallic agent floating in the fluid.

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4. The mobile system of claim 2 , wherein the electronic spine further includes a metallic inlay formed around the perimeter of the electronic spine.

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5. The mobile system of claim 2 , wherein the electronic spine further includes a metallic insert positioned adjacent to the perimeter of the electronic spine.

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6. The mobile system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic spine includes surfaces defining one or more sockets and a shoulderband of the flexible digital page is positioned within one of the one or more sockets.

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7. The mobile system of claim 6 , wherein the electronic spine includes surfaces defining a plurality of sockets, wherein the mobile system further includes a plurality of digital pages, and wherein the plurality of digital pages have a digital page count that is less than or equal to a socket count of the plurality of sockets.

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8. The mobile system of claim 6 , wherein the flexible digital page includes an elastic headband positioned between the shoulderband and a region of the flexible digital page that includes the first display and the second display.

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9. The mobile system of claim 1 , wherein an outer profile of the electronic spine is substantially formed in one of a cylinder shape, a half cylinder shape or a rectangular prism shape.

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10. The mobile system of claim 1 , further including a wireless communication interface, wherein the electronic spine and the flexible digital page are to exchange data via the wireless communication interface.

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11. The mobile system of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communication interface includes one or more of a capacitive coupling component, an electromagnetic coupling component, an optical coupling component, an infrared coupling component or a short-range wireless component.

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12. The mobile system of claim 10 , wherein the data is to be exchanged bi-directionally.

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13. The mobile system of claim 10 , wherein the data is to include user-generated data transferred from the flexible digital page to the electronic spine and the user-generated data indicates one or more of a bookmark, a handwritten note or a highlight.

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14. The mobile system of claim 1 , further including a content controller to detect an event with respect to the flexible digital page and modify content presented on one or more of the first display or the second display in response to the event.

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15. The mobile system of claim 14 , wherein the event includes one or more of a movement of the flexible digital page or user-generated data and the content controller is to interpret the event as one or more of a page flip, a data retrieval request or a data transmission request.

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16. The mobile system of claim 14 , wherein the content controller is positioned within the electronic spine.

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17. The mobile system of claim 14 , wherein the content controller is positioned within a shoulderband of the flexible digital page.

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18. The mobile system of claim 14 , wherein the content controller is implemented in one or more of a host processor, a graphics accelerator, a memory or an operating system.

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19. The mobile system of claim 1 , further including one or more rigid covers attached to the electronic spine.

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20. The mobile system of claim 19 , wherein the one or more rigid covers include an active cover including a rigid display, wherein the flexible digital page is to present a keyboard.

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21. The mobile system of claim 19 , further including a passive cover, wherein the passive cover includes a customizable exterior surface.

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22. The mobile system of claim 21 , wherein the customizable exterior surface includes one or more of fabric, leather, canvas or acrylic.

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23. The mobile system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more digital pages includes a plurality of digital pages coupled to the electronic spine, and wherein each of the plurality of digital pages is to present a different page of media content.

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24. The mobile system of claim 1 , wherein the first flexible display includes a first textured touch surface and the second flexible display includes a second textured touch surface.

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25. The mobile system of claim 24 , wherein the first textured touch surface is to capture input while the first flexible display is deactivated and the second textured touch surface is to capture input while the second flexible display is deactivated.

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26. The mobile system of claim 1 , further including: a first array of strain gauges coupled to a first touch surface of the first flexible display, wherein the first array of strain gauges is to quantify contact between the first flexible display and a writing implement; and a second array of strain gauges coupled to a second touch surface of the second flexible display, wherein the second array of strain gauges is to quantify contact between the second flexible display and the writing implement.

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27. The mobile system of claim 1 , further including: a first camera coupled to the electronic spine; a second camera coupled to the first flexible display; and a third camera coupled to the second flexible display.

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28. The mobile system of claim 27 , wherein the electronic spine is to determine a position of the flexible digital page based on signals from one or more of the first camera, the second camera or the third camera.

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Filing Date

Unknown

Publication Date

May 4, 2021

Inventors

Christian Karl
Charles Magnuson
Sergei Babokhov
Timothy D. Wig

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